Ibanez - AZ2204NW-VR

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AZ2204NW-VR. (Vermillion Red) Prestige. Made in Japan.

AZ - Players Player Project - v2

Visually you don't see much difference between the previous AZ models and the N version, you can see that the fretboard is rosewood instead of maple and that the pickguard is a different color. In terms of play, however, the difference is quite big.

Many features are the same, alder body, 1-piece necks in absolutely fantastic S-Tech roasted maple, stainless steel fretboards, tuning screws, luminlay side dots, oil-impregnated saddle, dyna-MIX9 switch system, etc. Friends of order are probably starting to wonder "what's new then?" at this point.

These are new Seymour Duncan pickups that have been named Fortuna.
Kinder, more vintage-scented pickups than the Hyperion pickups of the other models. Think pickups with lower output more angled towards clean and less distorted sounds. You get a larger dynamic range with a wider frequency response. These are not better pickups than Hyperion, just different pickups.
The pickups are passive pickups with alnico magnets.

A compound radius fingerboard, from 228mmR to 305mmR.
The other AZ models are 305 across the entire fingerboard.
Simply explained for those who are not so familiar with radius numbers and meaning. Radius is the curvature of the fingerboard, how flat or arched it is. Generally, most guitarists think that flatter fingerboards are better for soloing and less flat makes it easier to play chords.
The N version's fingerboard is therefore less flat than the previous AZ models' fingerboard.
The N version is compound ground, which means that it is more arched at the first fret and then gradually becomes flatter the higher up the neck you go.

The bridge is also new and is called T1702B.
In function and appearance, it is identical to the previous T1802, it is based on the same plate. The difference is the material of the bridge, it is a solid brass block iff steel and the saddles are brass iff for titanium. The bridge gives the instrument a different tone, warmer and a slightly softer attack.

It is also not milled under the bridge, the bridge on the N version lies flat against the body for a better transfer of string vibrations down into the body which gives a different type of tone, more resonance and with more sustain.

• AZ Oval C S-Tech Roasted Maple neck
• 22 frets.
• Alder body.
• Rosewood fretboard with Mother of Pearl dot inlays.
• Compound fretboard radius. 228mmR to 305mmR.
• Jumbo stainless steel frets with Prestige fret edge treatment.
• Bone nut.
• Seymour Duncan Fortuna (S) neck pickup.
• Seymour Duncan Fortuna (S) middle pickup.
• Seymour Duncan Fortuna (H) bridge pickup.
• dyna.MIX9 switching system
• Gotoh T1702B tremolo
• Goto Magnum Lock machine heads w/HAP
• Luminlay side dots
• Chrome hardware
• Hardcase included

Neck:
• 648mm/25.5? scale length.
• Width at nut: 42mm.
• Width at 24 frets: 56.4mm.
• Thickness at first fret: 20.5mm.
• Thickness at 12 frets: 22.5mm.
• Compound Radius Fretboard (228mm - 305mm